One of the biggest challenges of having a new puppy at home — aside from the pee pads and chew marks — is making sure they get all of the early veterinary care they need. A new puppy needs a list of ...

My boyfriend and I share in the ownership of a nine-month-old Brittany Spaniel. He is slightly hyperactive to say the least. Our difference in opinion comes down to whether we should neuter our dog.

Q Just over a week ago, we had our 16-month-old male Rhodesian Ridgeback dog neutered. He now appears to have a flap of loose skin where he previously had testicles. We called our veterinarian’s ...

In North America, between 70 and 80 percent of dogs are spayed or neutered. This is done to prevent the overpopulation problem that has forced many shelters to euthanize countless dogs. It is also ...

Well, this is a bit of a surprise. A newly published study found that dogs that are neutered may actually have a slightly shorter lifespan than intact dogs. This finding was based on a recent analysis ...

A short while ago a woman dropped by our dog club on one of the evenings that we hold beginners' dog obedience classes. She wanted to ask me a question about some advice her son had received from a ...

A local animal shelter is kicking off the year with a fundraiser. The Lucky Puppy Dog Rescue held its tenth annual "spay-ghetti" lunch and silent auction. All of the money raised from the event goes ...

Three men in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are facing animal cruelty charges after performing a botched castration on a dog. The 2-year-old dog suffered life-threatening bleeding and had to undergo ...